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Mountain Home scored the first seven points of the second half to take its first lead of the game, and with strong defense, the Lady Bombers held on for a 26-22 victory over the Cabot Lady Panthers in 7A/6A-East action Friday night at The Hangar.

Cabot, which shot just 5 of 16 from the free-throw line in the contest, pulled to within two points three times in the second half, but the Lady Bombers found a basket each time they needed one.

"Our defense has been so good to us, and right now, what we're doing is working," Lady Bomber head coach Dell Leonard said. "Everybody made mistakes, but then they made ...